Almost one in five Britons living in wage-earning households was in relative poverty in 2017, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
In a report published Wednesday, the think tank said in-work poverty now affected around 8 million people, up sharply from the early 1990s.
But while rising housing costs and weak wage growth were partly to blame, the increase also reflected the fact that many more people are now in work, including those on low incomes such as lone parents, the IFS said.
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This article references research using data which is part of the UK Data Service collection:
Family Expenditure Survey
Family Resources Survey
Households Below Average Income
Labour Force Survey
Living Costs and Food Survey